Jadeja Spins Past Ashwin To Be No 1

Jadeja Spins Past Ashwin To Be No

Ravindra Jadeja edged past Ravichandran Ashwin to become the top-ranked bowler while Cheteshwar Pujara achieved a career best second rank in the ICC Test rankings.

Jadeja was tied with Ashwin going into the Ranchi Test but his match figures of 9/178 were enough to move to the top spot past his compatriot.

Jadeja who grabbed 5/124 and 4/52 gained seven points to go clear on top. Ashwin who was No1 until Jadeja caught up took just two wickets to slip to second.

THE 900-MARK

The 28years old from Saurashtra is also on the verge of becoming the second Indian bowler after Ashwin to touch the 900-point mark in ICC rankings.

Jadeja has closed in on a major landmark as his tally of 899 ratings points puts him on the brink of becoming only the second Indian bowler after Ashwin to touch 900 point mark

PUJARA;S HIGH

The stellar double century in the Ranchi Test helped Pujara jumped to second for the first time in the batsmen;s ranking. He leapfrogged New Zealand captain Kane Williamson England skipper Joe Root and Virat Kohli to be only behind Aussie skipper Steven Smith.

KOHLI TARGETTED

Continuing to take potshots at Virat Kohli the Australian media highlighted Kohli is slide in the rankings. Kohli displaced as India;s no 1 batsmen. It relegated Smith,s career high rating and Pujara,s improvement. Kohli came into this series after a brilliant season scorin g double centuries in four successive series. But the Australians have managed to keep him in check. The India aggregated50 in five innings so far. He avberages9.20.

INDIA STAY NO

India though will stay the No1 team at the end of the season thanks to their win in the Bangalore Test. The race for second spot is open as Australia and South Africa are competing ahead of the cut-off date of April 1.